2012/1/24 Richard Braun <[email protected]> > Do I really need to check if BUFSIZ is defined? > > > Yes, as it's a macro usually defined in libc headers. > > > > > "Usually"?! > > It may even be forced by POSIX, I didn't look. Keep portability in mind > when coding, as other systems may simply not look a lot like your usual > Linux distro (we Hurd people know that better than many). > Is there an official website to get the specification from? The one I found asked me to pay for a copy?! :-(
> > #define BUFF_SIZE (sizeof(FORMAT) + (sizeof(int) * 3)) /* sizeof() > already > Hm, now that I read that, I'm wondering why you need dynamic allocation > for that case ? It seems to me you could use the stack. > You're perfectly right. The BUFF_SIZE was computed using log10(pid) in a previous version of the path that's why it was dynamically done! I'll do it this way everywhere I can. Cheers, Tanguy

